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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
Not to mention, outside of some existential economic threat (Japan in the 80s, China for the last ~10 years) and vague communist allusions, most Asian stereotypes are "positive" (though have negative impact). The small population percentage plays as well.
I met a guy from Albuquerque a few years ago who came to Calgary on business, and he told me when we were out downtown that he had never seen an Asian person in real life, only on TV and in the movies, until this trip.
Lack of exposure and lack of negative stereotypes makes Asians a non-factor to the average American.
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The notion that these things are strictly a matter of external stereotypes is dumbfounding. The biggest differences between the outcomes of Asian Americans and African Americans are:
- Asians are far more likely to grow up in intact homes with a mother and father.
- Asians are far more likely to finish school and go on to post-secondary education.
While there are historical forces that have hurt black families and educational aspirations, there are internal cultural problems as well. While it's idiotic to pretend wider societal forces don't shape people's lives, it's also idiotic to pretend only wider societal forces shape people's lives. There are limits to what the state can do to encourage black men to take responsibility for their children, or encourage black families to put a premium on education.